Another shooting as San Jose ups patrols

(05-31) 21:04 PDT SAN JOSE -- A 31-year-old man was seriously hurt in a gang-related shooting Friday evening in eastern San Jose, the latest in a string of violent attacks in the city that prompted police to increase patrols through the weekend.

Sgt. Jason Dwyer, a police spokesman, said the victim was shot multiple times at 5 p.m. near a liquor store on the 2700 block of Kollmar Drive by a younger assailant, who opened fire during an altercation and then fled on foot.

The victim was taken to a hospital, where he was being treated late Friday for serious injuries, Dwyer said. The shooter remained at large.

Four people have been killed in San Jose in the past week in episodes that were not considered gang-related, bringing the city's homicide count to 20, while other people have been shot or stabbed. San Jose had 46 killings last year, the most since 1991.

In an effort to calm the recent violence, the police force will have 35 to 40 extra officers on the streets through Sunday, including teams that focus on drugs and gangs, Dwyer said. The officers will focus on areas plagued by gang violence, he said, and will check on people who are on parole and probation.